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HANS LOESNER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND

FFIQEG FLORA B. PERSOH, OF PHILA- DELPHIA, PA.; SAID PERSCH ASSIGNOR TO SAID LOESNER.

STOCKING.

arson-marrow forming part of Letters Patent No. a4o,1a2, dated April 1886,:

Application filed August 20, 1885. Serial No. 174.904. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that we, HANS LOESNER, a citizen of Germany, now residing in the city of New York, and FLORA B. PERscH, of the 5 city of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Inlprovement in Hose, of which the following is a full, true, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to a method of insuring the fit and support of hose when placed upon the leg of the wearer; and it consists in inserting a gorepiece in the upper end of the hose, and attaching to the hose, between the I 5 body thereof and the said gore-piece, flexible bands or cords, which, when drawn together,

will cause the upper part of the hose to fit snugly around the leg and be self-supporting.

Our invention is particularly applicable to ladies stockings, but may be also employed with ad vantage in connection with other kinds of hose.

Our invention will be readily understood from the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a full-length view of a stocking, showing ouriniprovenient. In Fig.

2 is shown a modified method of attaching the bands by means of a buckle.

In the drawings similar letters refer to similar'parts.

A represents generally the stocking to which the invention is to be applied. From the upper part of this a gore or triangular 5 piece is cut out in the form shown in Figs. 1

and 2.

In Figs. land 2 the piece which has been so cut outis replaced by a gore of suitable material, which may, if desired, be of the same material as the rest of the stocking. The purpose of this is to enable the stocking to accommodate itself to legs of different sizes.

In Fig. 2 a method of attaching the bands 0 by buckles D is shown. The bands are se- 5 cured to the hose at the sides where the goreof the stocking is continuous, l traction is done by drawing together sepapiece and hose are joined, and the same line of stitching'secures both the gore-piece and the bands. The bands may be further secured by other rows of stitches, if desired. Vthen the stocking has been placed upon-the leg, the bands are to be drawn tightly together, and fastened either by tying or by buckle, as in Fig. 2, or in some other convenient way, when the stocking will be found to be self-supporting, and its fit in the upper 5 5 part of the leg will be improved.

WVe are aware that the broad idea of narrowing or contracting the upper part ofa stocking by lacing is not new; but in all such cases the stocking has been cut down, leaving an opening between the edges to be drawn together. According to this invention thetube and the Icon rated portions of the stocking withoutcut- 6 ting the body of the stocking itself. In this way a stocking is made which is much- --;more

durable and per edge has there. What we claini as our invention, aufddesire to secure by Lett t is- 1. A stocking having a gore-p s in the upper end of the body of the stoc {ll and having bands the ends of which are., e xtended between the gore-piece and thebod'y and attached to thelatter, substantiallyas' described.

2. A stocking having a gore-piece inserted in its upper end, and having bands the-ends. of which are extended between the goreifan'd body piece of the stocking and connected thereto by the seam which unites the goreand stocking, substantially as described. Y

HANS LOEsNERQQ FLORA B. rnasorr.

satisfactory than when thefupbeen out, leaving an open angle \Vi tn esses:

GEO. H. Evens, WM. A. POLLOCK. 

